A De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) researcher will study whether 3D printing can produce artificial muscles for a new generation of soft robots. Dr Meisam Abdi is one of only eight engineers in the UK to receive a 2026/27 Royal…
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Simulations Explain Fresh Cement Flow for 3D Printing
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. Researchers at Northwestern University and The University of Alabama have developed a multiscale modeling framework to study how freshly mixed cement paste flows, a behavior that strongly…
New $5.5M America Makes project aims to qualify multiple Scalmalloy sources for defense production
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have selected General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to lead Project GOTHAAM, a $5.5 million effort to…
3D Printed Latex Gloves Face a Major Production Challenge
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. Cranfield University researchers have used a custom built 3D printer to produce natural rubber latex gloves with mechanical properties that fall within the range of commercially manufactured…
Waterloo 3D Prints New Filter That Removes 90% of Microplastics from Water
Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! Researchers from University of Waterloo have developed a 3D printed water filtration column made from biodegradable plastic that removed 90% of microplastics from contaminated water using…
Glasgow and Sydney Engineers Use Electrical Impedance Tomography to Track Cracks in 3D Printed Metamaterials
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! Engineers at the University of Glasgow and the University of Sydney have made 3D…
MIT and Johns Hopkins Develop Early Cancer Detection 3D Printed Device
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Johns Hopkins University have developed a handheld tool built around a 3D printed microfluidic device. It collects living cells from selected spots on freshly excised tissue and leaves the rest of…
OSU Team Adds In-Situ Sensing to Multi-Head Composite 3D Printing Platform
Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Mississippi State University are building a 3D printer that deposits continuous fiber and polymer in the same part while using machine learning to check part quality as it prints. The National Science Foundation is funding…
Virginia Tech-led project uses additive manufacturing to develop self-lubricating alloys for extreme heat
Researchers from Virginia Tech, Arizona State University and Iowa State University have received a $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop self-lubricating, wear-resistant metal alloys for extreme-temperature applications. The project will use additive manufacturing alongside…
LLNL 3D Prints Solid-State Bioreactor That Turns Waste Methane into Succinate
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have built a 3D printed solid-state bioreactor that converts methane into succinate. Succinate is an industrial chemical used to make polymers, stabilize drugs and enhance food flavor. According to the team, the compact…
